pecūlor
Meaning
- deponentto defraud the public; to embezzle public funds
- deponentto peculate, embezzle
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Vastare · Populari · Diripere · Agere ferre · Expilare · Spoliare · Peculari
1. Vastare (from ustus?) means to lay waste, from rage or from policy to destroy the property of an enemy, like πέρθειν, πορθεῖν; whereas populari, diripere, and agere ferre, to plunder for one’s own use; populari, on a great scale, for example, to lay waste all the crops, and drive off the herds; diripere, on a small scale, to break into the houses, and break open the closets; agere ferre includes both meanings, like ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν. 2. Spoliare and populari mean to plunder, in a state of open warfare; whereas expilare and peculari, depeculari, in a state of peace; expilare (ψιλόω) by open force; peculari (dimin. of πέκω) by fraud, and by secretly purloining the property of the state. Cic. Parad. vi. 1. Si socios spolias, ærarium expilas. (iv. 339.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pecūlor | pecūlābar | pecūlābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pecūlāris pecūlāre | pecūlābāris pecūlābāre | pecūlāberis pecūlābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pecūlātur | pecūlābātur | pecūlābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pecūlāmur | pecūlābāmur | pecūlābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pecūlāminī | pecūlābāminī | pecūlābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pecūlantur | pecūlābantur | pecūlābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pecūler | pecūlārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | pecūlēris pecūlēre | pecūlārēris pecūlārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pecūlētur | pecūlārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | pecūlēmur | pecūlārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | pecūlēminī | pecūlārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | pecūlentur | pecūlārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pecūlāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pecūlāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pecūlātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pecūlātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pecūlantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pecūlārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | pecūlātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | pecūlātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | pecūlāns | — |
| perfect participle | pecūlātus | — |
| future participle | pecūlātūrus | pecūlandus |
rem publicam, Flor. 3, 17, 3.—Hence, pĕcūlans, antis, P. a.—As subst. plur.: pĕcūlantĭa, ium, n., peculations: vestra, Commod. 70, 13.Origins
From an unattested adjective *pecūlis, from pecū (“cattle”), plus -ō, original meaning "I make my own". Confer propriō.
In English words that came into English from pecūlor
- peculatorpecūlātor
- peculatepecūlātus
- peculationpecūlātiō